Morning Report

Eight-hour strikes by midwives begin today and extend throughout this week - ending in a rally at Parliament on Thursday.

Midwife representative co-leader Caroline Conroy spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

The deep low moving across the country is making its freezing presence felt in central and lower North Island.

Ruapehu District Mayor Don Cameron spoke to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

It was an Olympics that might never have happened, but twenty medals later, the New Zealand team is triumphant.

For New Zealand's 211 athletes, the pandemic meant no family or spectators at the… Read more Audio

Exiled from the quake-prone Yarrow Stadium the Taranaki Bulls made an emotional return to New Plymouth at the weekend, and made a little bit of history while they were at it.

The provincial rugby… Read more Audio

The recommended wait time between getting your first and second Covid-19 Pfizer shot could soon be extended.

Cabinet may discuss today whether to extend the current gap from three weeks to eight… Read more Audio

Midwives in Auckland and Northland will be the first to walk off the job today, as consecutive days of rolling strikes around the country kick off.

Over the coming week about 1500 hospital midwives… Read more Audio

A heavy snow warning is in place and severe gales are forecast as a deep low moves across central regions.

MetService told RNZ overnight snowfall has eased in most parts of the South Island but some… Read more Audio

The Timaru community is in shock after five young people died in a car crash on Saturday.

The teenagers - aged between 15 and 16 - were killed when the car they were in hit a power pole and broke in… Read more Audio

The National Party has come out of its annual conference with the same leader and president, but new problems.

A disgruntled former MP lashed out at the party on Sunday after losing a bid to unseat… Read more Audio

The National Party's annual conference has exposed further divisions in the party.

In a shock move yesterday, the former Cabinet minister and Speaker David Carter quit the board, declaring the party… Read more Audio